Dumfries becomes Barcelona's nightmare

Dumfries shines against Barcelona.

In both matches, Dumfries showed his all-round ability. Given the starting position on the right wing by coach Simone Inzaghi, the Dutch international played strongly and showed superiority in duels (winning 15 duels). Dumfries also regained possession 12 times, made 3 accurate tackles and created 5 scoring chances for his teammates.

Dumfries was a constant threat to the opposition defence with 12 touches in the box. He showed off his ball skills with 4 successful dribbles and also won 3 free kicks from the opposition.

Dumfries' most obvious impact in the two matches against Barcelona was 2 goals and 3 assists, becoming one of the best players in this year's Champions League semi-finals.

According to Squawka , Dumfries also became the third player to have a hand in at least five goals in a pair of Champions League semi-final matches (2 goals, 3 assists). The previous two to do so were Alessandro Del Piero in the 1997/98 season (6 goals) and Roberto Firmino in the 2017/18 season (5 goals).

In both games, Dumfries’ right flank proved to be Barcelona’s fatal weakness. The defender constantly pressured the opposition defence without giving them a moment’s rest. In fact, coach Hansi Flick had no way to reduce the Dutchman’s influence.

Barca's 3 goals in the match against Inter On the morning of May 7, Barcelona led 3-2 until the 90+2 minute but was still equalized by Inter, then lost 3-4 in extra time in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Source: https://znews.vn/dumfries-thanh-con-ac-mong-cua-barcelona-post1551591.html